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| Instagram closed the Instagram Lite app |
Instagram Lite for Emerging Markets disappeared from the Google Play app store in active countries (including Kenya, Mexico, Peru and the Philippines) on April 13, and its current users were directed to the main Instagram app via a message claiming that this tool is no longer supported.
A Facebook spokesman said: "We've stopped testing Instagram Lite and you can use the latest version of the Instagram app to communicate with the people and things you love."
The platform launched an application for moderate memory smartphones and slow connections in June 2018, which should provide smaller applications for downloading in order to occupy less space on mobile devices. This functionality can respond to the needs of users in emerging countries. the choice.
Using the app, users can add filters, post pictures in feed or story functions, and browse (search) the page to access more content. However, the app does not have the ability to post videos or send messages directly to friends.
According to Sensor Tower, Mexico is the first market to receive the widget on June 28, 2018. This represents 62% of all app installs. To date, Instagram Lite has been downloaded about 4.4 million times in Mexico.
The Philippines is the second largest application market with 14% of the establishments, while Kenya and Peru are 12.5% and 12%, respectively.
Due to the increasing demand for gadgets in these regions, Instagram Lite in Kenya ranks eighth in the social apps category for Google Play Store, 12 in Peru, 15 in Mexico and 22 in the Philippines.
(Instagram Lite) is one of the few apps that Facebook has categorized as gadgets. It launched after its launch in 2015 (Facebook Lite) and April 2018 (Messenger Lite) (Instagram Lite) and it is about 573 KB in size.The Instagram app is much smaller than 32MB.
Facebook, which has long been describing the app as a test, plans to use the knowledge gained in recent years to develop a new version of Instagram Lite. However, it is unclear when the new version will be released.